Stories about the olden times and the settling of America are fascinating. Ok, so maybe some of them are more fascinating than others, and some comments from the readers can catch my attention.
Recently, I wrote about little Isabella POTTER, the daughter of Henry POTTER. As written about in some early history books of the area, little Isabella was captured by the Indians at the tender age of 10 and lived "a life of drudgery" before she was released. As I researched the story sent to me by a cousin of mine who is directly descended from Isabella, I realized I had a double connection to little Isabella. Now, they are both by marriage, but can you imagine the stories told 'round the old fireplace at night? Can you imagine how Isabella and her clan most likely did not like or trust the Indians? Can you imagine what they felt when they were rescued?
Back to the moment at hand. Little Isabella grew up and married Robert BIGHAM. Among other children who I have not researched, they had a son, Robert, and a daughter, Jane. The son, Robert, was born in April 1805 in Moon Twp, Allegheny, PA and married Jane GLENN (1812-1889.) Jane is my 1C4R. In other words, she and share a grandpa-- Her paternal grandfather is my 4g grandpa, who is buried at the St Clair Cemetery in Mt Lebanon, Allegheny, PA.
Just to add fun in to how I relate the family, I also have a cousin, Rachel DICKSON (1820-1909) who married Robert POTTER (abt 1815-1887.) They are both buried in the Chartiers Cemetery, Allegheny Co, PA. Rachel's grandfather is the same man who is the grandfather of Jane who married Robert and my 4g grandpa. Robert POTTER is the son of Adam POTTER, who I suspect is the brother of Henry POTTER.
So, to the kind person who commented they were related to Henry POTTER and asked how I was related, I hope this answers your question. Now, how are you related? And what fun facts or stories can you add to the genealogy branches?
Read the original post here:
Sources:
Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914, pg 412-413
Personal email from S. McFeatters 3/2012
Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny Co, Chicago: A Warner Company, 1889
Larimer, Rev Bob. A 200th Anniversary of Noblestown
Allegheny County Will Book 3
Probate Index, Holmes Co, OH
©AS Eldredge 2012
Ahhh, genealogy. A glimpse of the past shows of what I am made.....
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Sunday, August 05, 2012
Monday, April 11, 2011
1863 Civil War Letter from a Member of the PA 149th Bucktails
Francis Crawford DORRINGTON (1838-1925) was a native of Allegheny Co, PA, and distantly related to me through his aunt who married into my GLENN family.
When I was first looking for information on the family after visiting the St. Clair Cemetery and finding DORRINGTONs in the GLENN family plot, I ran across this 1863 letter.
Francis, or Frank, was the son of Joseph DORRINGTON and Eliza LONG of Allegheny Co, PA.
Frank was recruited as a member of Company D, 149th PA Volunteers in August 22, 1862. Of interest is a note that his cousin James GLENN was elected as Captain and was active in recruiting of the local men. This has also been mentioned in the 1862 diary of my great great Aunt Hannah which was first published in 2004 by two of my cousins and myself.
Frank mustered in as a 3rd Corporal. The regiment arrived in Washington, DC in late August 1862 and stayed there until February 15, 1863.
This letter, written on February 11, 1863, details daily life in the camp and mentions several relatives who had moved to DC. It was submitted some 40 years ago to a historical society in CA, but I have yet to determine how the submitter was related to Frank.
For me, it was a great find. The salutation has me suspect it was written to his brother, Joseph.
Frank was severely wounded May 8, 1863, at the Battle of Laurel Hill. His story of survival is fascinating to read and can be found in the regimental history by Nesbit.
Frank married Nancy HEWITT and had a family. After the war, he was in the Temperanceville area of Allegheny Co, and ran a feed store. Frank is buried at Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie, Allegheny, PA.
Source:
General History of Company D
149th Pennsylavania Volunteers
John W Nesbit
1908
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pitttext&cc=pitttext&idno=00hc08553m&q1=dorrington&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=1
Ahh, genealogy. Remembering the sacrifices of those who have gone before.
©2011 AS Eldredge
When I was first looking for information on the family after visiting the St. Clair Cemetery and finding DORRINGTONs in the GLENN family plot, I ran across this 1863 letter.
Francis, or Frank, was the son of Joseph DORRINGTON and Eliza LONG of Allegheny Co, PA.
Frank was recruited as a member of Company D, 149th PA Volunteers in August 22, 1862. Of interest is a note that his cousin James GLENN was elected as Captain and was active in recruiting of the local men. This has also been mentioned in the 1862 diary of my great great Aunt Hannah which was first published in 2004 by two of my cousins and myself.
Frank mustered in as a 3rd Corporal. The regiment arrived in Washington, DC in late August 1862 and stayed there until February 15, 1863.
This letter, written on February 11, 1863, details daily life in the camp and mentions several relatives who had moved to DC. It was submitted some 40 years ago to a historical society in CA, but I have yet to determine how the submitter was related to Frank.
For me, it was a great find. The salutation has me suspect it was written to his brother, Joseph.
Frank was severely wounded May 8, 1863, at the Battle of Laurel Hill. His story of survival is fascinating to read and can be found in the regimental history by Nesbit.
Frank married Nancy HEWITT and had a family. After the war, he was in the Temperanceville area of Allegheny Co, and ran a feed store. Frank is buried at Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie, Allegheny, PA.
Source:
General History of Company D
149th Pennsylavania Volunteers
John W Nesbit
1908
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pitttext&cc=pitttext&idno=00hc08553m&q1=dorrington&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=1
Ahh, genealogy. Remembering the sacrifices of those who have gone before.
©2011 AS Eldredge
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday: "Simply, I am a Survivor"
It's another blistering hot summer day as I sit and think about my beloved heroes of the past. To me, it doesn't really matter which side of the "War of Northern Aggression" they believed in and fought. To me, it's the blood that matters.
Recently, I found some interesting tidbits about Civil War cousin, Captain James GLENN of the PA 149th Co. D. Click here to read more about his bravery and willingness to never give up the fight.
I also recently found the Civil War records of my great grandpa, George CALDWELL, who served the Yanks in the PA 102nd Infantry Co E. Click here to read more of George's story.
Today, I found the information of the GAR Captain Thomas Espy Post 153 on the CarnegieCarnegie site of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Allegheny, PA. I've known of the membership of several of my cousins for quite some time and have found this band quite interesting. I guess it is because I am related either through blood or marriage to many of them. At the least, they were the comrades, the friends and the neighbors of my family.
The site is still under construction, but I took a gander and looked at cousin William James GLENN-- and found----- his Personal War Sketch Questionnaire. Pretty interesting stuff here.
William was a member of the PA 61st Regiment Co E. I found where he and grandpa were both at the battle of Fair Oaks on that fateful day, May 31, 1862, when grandpa George was injured.
William was the first cousin, once removed, from Captain James GLENN and lived in the same general neighborhood and spent his youth in the same church. After William's marriage in 1865 to Martha Doolittle, they attended the Presbyterian Church closer to home in Carnegie.
William and his wife broke tradition with the GLENN family in the final resting place they chose. They are both buried in the Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie. Was it because Martha's dad, Jacob DOOLITTLE, is buried there with 2nd wife? Martha's mom is buried at my family cemetery that most folks call the St Clair Cemetery.
Or is it because William's folks decided to be buried at the Chartiers Cemetery? I guess it was closer to the family homestead than trekking over to Mt Lebanon (five minutes by car, a lot longer by horse). Never mind. They are remembered and loved.
The most interesting part of the questionnaire was the last statement.
"So many I can't remember them - I simply, reverently thank God, I am a Survivor."
William James GLENN 1839-1908
Ah, genealogy. Perhaps ours words will one day echo those of cousin William J GLENN. Perhaps your words already do.
©2010 AS Eldredge
Recently, I found some interesting tidbits about Civil War cousin, Captain James GLENN of the PA 149th Co. D. Click here to read more about his bravery and willingness to never give up the fight.
I also recently found the Civil War records of my great grandpa, George CALDWELL, who served the Yanks in the PA 102nd Infantry Co E. Click here to read more of George's story.
Today, I found the information of the GAR Captain Thomas Espy Post 153 on the CarnegieCarnegie site of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Allegheny, PA. I've known of the membership of several of my cousins for quite some time and have found this band quite interesting. I guess it is because I am related either through blood or marriage to many of them. At the least, they were the comrades, the friends and the neighbors of my family.
The site is still under construction, but I took a gander and looked at cousin William James GLENN-- and found----- his Personal War Sketch Questionnaire. Pretty interesting stuff here.
William was a member of the PA 61st Regiment Co E. I found where he and grandpa were both at the battle of Fair Oaks on that fateful day, May 31, 1862, when grandpa George was injured.
William was the first cousin, once removed, from Captain James GLENN and lived in the same general neighborhood and spent his youth in the same church. After William's marriage in 1865 to Martha Doolittle, they attended the Presbyterian Church closer to home in Carnegie.
William and his wife broke tradition with the GLENN family in the final resting place they chose. They are both buried in the Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie. Was it because Martha's dad, Jacob DOOLITTLE, is buried there with 2nd wife? Martha's mom is buried at my family cemetery that most folks call the St Clair Cemetery.
Or is it because William's folks decided to be buried at the Chartiers Cemetery? I guess it was closer to the family homestead than trekking over to Mt Lebanon (five minutes by car, a lot longer by horse). Never mind. They are remembered and loved.
The most interesting part of the questionnaire was the last statement.
"So many I can't remember them - I simply, reverently thank God, I am a Survivor."
William James GLENN 1839-1908
Ah, genealogy. Perhaps ours words will one day echo those of cousin William J GLENN. Perhaps your words already do.
©2010 AS Eldredge
Thursday, January 07, 2010
And the Photo Nominee is.......
Yesterday, I showcased a very old photo of which a copy had been mailed to me about seven years ago. The photo was found in the scrapbook of the Andrew FIFE (1790-1878) family. The scrapbook had been started by one of the descendants of Sara FIFE (1817- abt 1855) and Andrew YOUNG (abt 1815-aft 1862) of Chartiers, Allegheny, PA.
Read the post here. Who is the subject listed only as Mrs. Nana Henry?
I also asked the question on the mail list for those who research in Allegheny County, PA about the photographer who was listed on the photo. As a reminder, it was Purviance with an address of Fifth and Wood Sts.
After consulting the census records, I determined the photographer was William T Purviance who had a studio in Pittsburgh from about 1857-1867. A kind soul on the mail list further defined Purviance for me. He traced the addresses of his studios by checking the old directories which are posted online (Thanks Rich!). By comparing the addresses to the one on the photo, the date of the photo placed it as being taken in 1865 or 1866.
Ahh. Now it was time to revisit the vitals on my genealogy program. It just can't be who I wanted it to be due to death dates before 1865.
The most likely candidate for Mrs. Nana HENRY (and most probable) is.......
Zebiah MIDDLESWARTH (1797-1872), daughter of Moses MIDDLESWARTH (1757-1842) and Elizabeth CLARK (1764-1852.)
Zebiah married William HENRY (1789-1848) on January 1, 1824 in Allegheny Co.
William was the son of John HENRY (1750-1838) of Lower St Clair, Allegheny, PA.
William and Zebiah are both buried in the Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeville, Allegheny, PA, with the MIDDLESWARTH family.
So, Nana- we suspect we know who you are and we remember you.
Genealogy- what a kick!
Read the post here. Who is the subject listed only as Mrs. Nana Henry?
I also asked the question on the mail list for those who research in Allegheny County, PA about the photographer who was listed on the photo. As a reminder, it was Purviance with an address of Fifth and Wood Sts.
After consulting the census records, I determined the photographer was William T Purviance who had a studio in Pittsburgh from about 1857-1867. A kind soul on the mail list further defined Purviance for me. He traced the addresses of his studios by checking the old directories which are posted online (Thanks Rich!). By comparing the addresses to the one on the photo, the date of the photo placed it as being taken in 1865 or 1866.
Ahh. Now it was time to revisit the vitals on my genealogy program. It just can't be who I wanted it to be due to death dates before 1865.
The most likely candidate for Mrs. Nana HENRY (and most probable) is.......
Zebiah MIDDLESWARTH (1797-1872), daughter of Moses MIDDLESWARTH (1757-1842) and Elizabeth CLARK (1764-1852.)
Zebiah married William HENRY (1789-1848) on January 1, 1824 in Allegheny Co.
William was the son of John HENRY (1750-1838) of Lower St Clair, Allegheny, PA.
William and Zebiah are both buried in the Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeville, Allegheny, PA, with the MIDDLESWARTH family.
So, Nana- we suspect we know who you are and we remember you.
Genealogy- what a kick!
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